A lot of spices were needed, and some people suggested that the villagers grow their own.

It just so happened that many people went to open up wasteland, so there were some fields.

It’s just that the first batch of spices and raw materials have to be purchased from outside.

The outsourcing was simple, it was just supplies, what couldn't Shen Ruoqing buy? So at Shen Ruoqing's suggestion, Shen Xiangbei took on the purchase of the first batch of raw materials.

The rest of the meeting discussed some minor matters and then adjourned.

It was almost seven o'clock in the evening when the meeting ended, and everyone went home together with their friends.

The people from the educated youth site also carried their stools back with them, and everyone excitedly discussed the brigade's plan to set up a factory. They basically all met the age requirements, and most of them had graduated from junior high school or high school, so they had a huge advantage.

Old educated youth like Ma Weiguang originally thought they would have to farm for the rest of their lives, but they never expected to have the opportunity to become a worker.

"Don't think too highly of yourself. The threshold is set at only an elementary school diploma. It's obvious that they want to give people from their own village a break. Who says the higher the education level, the greater the chance of admission? Didn't you hear at the meeting that people with higher work points will be given priority? How many centimeters do you gain in a year? Don't you know?" Xu Ruhua said.

Anyway, according to Captain Tang, even if she worked in the factory, she probably wouldn't be able to get a free position. She had already given a gift to Deputy Captain Qi, so it would be better for her to wait until the clinic was built and become a trainee nurse.

What Xu Ruhua said was not without reason, but the people at the educated youth site still held out hope.

“Didn’t you hear him say that we still have to take an exam to pass? That proves that cultural level is still valued. Besides, since we have come to Dashitou Village, we are members of Dashitou Village.” Yang Pingfang said.

She had written several times to her family, but the family's reply never mentioned returning to the city, which made Yang Pingfang feel cold. The work points she earned were not much, just enough to feed herself. Working in the fields was too hard, and she probably had no hope of becoming an intern nurse before. Now that there was an opportunity to be a worker, she would definitely not let it go.

Didn't you hear Captain Tang say that girls have a higher chance of being admitted? She is also a girl, so she must have more advantages than male educated youth.

Everyone has different thoughts.

Soon, two days later, Captain Tang and Deputy Captain Qi came to the Shen family with a thick stack of registration forms and transcripts.

"Director Shen, everyone's attitude is very positive. Look, almost all the qualified people in our team have signed up."

"Captain Tang, you can just call me Xiangbei as before. Calling me factory director or not doesn't sound as friendly as before." Shen Xiangbei handed cigarettes to Captain Tang and Deputy Captain Qi.

"Look, these are the candidates selected by me and Deputy Captain Qi."

Captain Tang handed the roster to Shen Xiangbei. He and Vice Captain Qi had already selected a group of people. After Shen Xiangbei eliminated a few more, the quota would be almost certain. Shen Ruoqing also watched from the side.

"Shu Lijuan, don't do it." Shen Ruoqing saw Shu Lijuan's name at a glance.

"Why is that? Shu Lijuan has married into our village. She is of the required age and educational level, and her test scores are also quite good," said Captain Tang.

"We can't recruit so many people in the first batch. Didn't we say before that people with higher work points would be given priority? The Li family's work points are not high, so let them wait for the next batch." Shen Ruoqing made up an excuse and crossed out Shu Lijuan's name.

After all, he is an unimportant person, and Captain Tang and Deputy Captain Qi will not refute Shen Ruoqing at this time.

Then a few more people were selected and finally the number of places was confirmed.

"Post the list tonight."

The first batch of recruits were young people, but Captain Tang and his team also prepared a list in advance, all of whom were women in the team with good cooking skills. They were the main force of the first batch of employees.

After the list was posted, some people were happy and some were sad.

Many people were very happy to see their names on the list, knowing that they would all be workers in the future.

Shu Lijuan looked through the list several times but didn't see her name.

"Impossible, how could there be no me?"

Shu Lijuan gritted her teeth.

"Wife, it's normal that we were not selected. But Captain Tang said that if the factory performs well, they will recruit the second batch of workers soon. It will be the same if we come again then." Li Tiechui said.

"No, this is impossible! I have a high school education, how could I not be selected? I know, it must be Shen Ruoqing's doing! It's her! The factory director is her brother, she just doesn't want me to be selected!" After saying that, Shu Lijuan ran towards the Shen family.

Shen Ruoqing was preparing the herbs when he heard Shu Lijuan's voice outside shouting, "Shen Ruoqing, come out!"

Shu Lijuan's voice was so loud that many people gathered around.

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Shen Ruoqing slowly opened the door: "Shu Lijuan, what can I do for you?"

Seeing Shen Ruoqing acting as if nothing had happened, Shu Lijuan was furious: "My name is not on the recruitment list. Did you do that?"

Shen Ruoqing laughed: "You didn't get selected, so you come here to blame me?"

"Your brother is the factory director. If he wants to remove me, isn't it just a matter of a word from him? Shen Ruoqing, why don't you let me be a worker?"

At this time, Shen Xiangbei also came back. He had been very busy with factory matters these two days.

"Iron Hammer Wife, what do you mean by that? These lists were finalized after comprehensive consideration. There is a reason why you were not selected, and that is that there are people who are more suitable than you. Do you think that everyone who was not selected like you can come here and make a scene?"

"What do you mean someone is more suitable than me? Qian Damei and Wang Lian are both on the list, and their education is only junior high school education. How am I inferior to them?"

"Qian Damei is the female educated youth with the highest centimeters in the educated youth center. When Captain Tang and I were considering the quota, we decided to give one quota to each male and female educated youth in the educated youth center. Qian Damei has the highest centimeters, so we accepted her. The same goes for Wang Lian. Wang Lian's family also has high centimeters. I said before that people with high work points will be given priority. Although Li Tiechui earns a lot of work points every day, your family's centimeters are not high, so you were rejected. Is there any problem?"

"You're talking nonsense. Zhang Cuihua doesn't even have an elementary school diploma and she's not even a centimeter tall. Why is her name on the list and mine isn't? You're just seeking revenge!"

"Although Zhang Cuihua didn't finish primary school, her test scores were qualified. Although her family's work points were not high, we took into account that Zhang Cuihua has a sick mother, so we took special care of her. This is the result of a discussion among us. If you are not convinced and make trouble, you will not be considered for the next recruitment."

Shen Xiangbei's tone became serious.

(End of this chapter)